JC Tretter

American football player (born 1991)

American football player

JC Tretter

Tretter with the Cleveland Browns in 2021

No. 73, 64
Position:| Center
Personal information
Born:|  (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 34)
Batavia, New York, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:| 307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:| Akron Central (Akron, New York)
College:| Cornell (2009–2012)
NFL draft:| 2013: 4th round, 122nd pick
Career history

* Green Bay Packers (2013–2016)
* Cleveland Browns (2017–2021)

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-Ivy (2012)
* Third-team FCS All-American (2012)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 111

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Games started:| 90
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Carl "JC" Tretter Jr. (born February 12, 1991) is an American former professional football center. He played college football at Cornell and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft. Tretter served as president of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) from 2020 to 2024.

## Early life

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Tretter was born in Batavia, New York, the son of Joseph and Cynthia Tretter. He attended Akron Central High School, where he was a standout athlete for the Akron Central Tigers football and basketball teams. He was a three-year starter on offense and defense for the Tigers in football, a team captain as a junior and senior, and was a second-team Class C all-state selection as a senior. In basketball, he was a four-year starter for the Tigers and a three-time first-team all-league selection, and graduated as the team's all-time leading scorer and rebounder.

## College career

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Tretter attended Cornell University, where he played for the Cornell Big Red football team from 2009 to 2012. After playing tight end during his first two seasons, he switched to the offensive tackle position for his final two years. He was credited with the significantly improved pass protection given to Cornell's quarterback in 2011 and 2012. Following his senior season in 2012, he was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection. He also received third-team All-American honors (FCS) from Beyond Sports College Network and The Sports Network.

At Cornell, Tretter studied in the School of Industrial Labor Relations. His sister, Katie, and three of his uncles all attended Cornell. His uncle, David Tretter, played football for Cornell during the mid-1970s.

## Professional career

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External videos

J.C. Tretter's NFL Combine workout
Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic

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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)  | 307 lb
(139 kg)  | 33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)  | 10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m) | 5.09 s | 1.75 s | 2.94 s | 4.69 s | 7.48 s | 29.5 in
(0.75 m) | 9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m) | 29 reps | 33[1]
All values from NFL Combine[2][3]

### Green Bay Packers

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The Green Bay Packers selected Tretter in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the 2013 NFL draft.[4][5] He was the ninth offensive tackle selected and was the second offensive tackle drafted by the Green Bay Packers, behind fourth round pick David Bakhtiari (109th overall).[6]

On May 10, 2013, the Green Bay Packers signed Tretter to a four-year, $2.57 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $415,908.[7] Tretter was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform on August 27, 2013.[8] On December 10, 2013, he was activated from the physically unable to perform list.[9]

On September 3, 2014, Tretter was placed on injured reserve – designated for return.[10] He was activated from injured reserve – designated for return on November 3, 2014.[11]

In 2016, Tretter started seven games for the Packers before going down with a knee injury in Week 7. He was inactive for the rest of the games in the regular season before having surgery on January 17, 2017.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on January 21, 2017, a day before the NFC Championship matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.[13]

### Cleveland Browns

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Tretter playing for the Browns in 2018.

On March 9, 2017, the Cleveland Browns signed Tretter to a three-year, $16.75 million contract that includes $6.50 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.50 million.[14] In his first season in Cleveland, he started all 16 games at center.[15]

On November 7, 2019, Tretter signed a three-year, $32.5 million contract extension with the Browns, keeping him under contract through the 2022 season.[16] Tretter was released by the Browns on March 15, 2022.[17]

On August 25, 2022, Tretter announced his retirement from the NFL.[18]

### NFLPA President

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Having studied labor relations at Cornell University,[19] Tretter was elected President of the NFL Players Association on March 10, 2020, succeeding Eric Winston.[20][21] He played a role in negotiations surrounding the 2020–2030 collective bargaining agreement,[22] which was ultimately agreed to five days after he became president of the NFLPA.[23]

Tretter was named co-chair of the NFLPA's COVID committee ahead of the 2020 NFL season. He represented players in negotiations that created new health and safety protocols,[24] resulting in an average league positivity rate of 0.076%[25] and enabling all 256 regular-season games being able to be played with no cancellations.[26]

In March 2022, Tretter was re-elected for a second term as NFLPA president.[27]. Due to his retirement as a player, he was ineligible for re-election in 2024.

## Personal life

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Tretter married Anna Tretter in February 2020.[28]

## References

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1. ^ "2013 Green Bay Packers draft picks". JSOnline.com. April 27, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
2. ^ "J.C. Tretter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
3. ^ "J.C. Tretter, Cornell, OG, 2013 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
4. ^ Packers take Cornell OT J.C. Tretter with second 4th round pick
5. ^ "JC Tretter Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
6. ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
7. ^ "Packers sign nine draft choices, nine undrafted free agents". Packers.com. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
8. ^ "Packers reduce active roster to 75". Packers.com. August 27, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
9. ^ "Packers activate C/G JC Tretter". Packers.com. December 10, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
10. ^ "Packers place JC Tretter on injured reserve - designated for return". Packers.com. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
11. ^ "Packers activate JC Tretter, release Derek Sherrod". Packers.com. November 3, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
12. ^ Gantt, Darin (January 20, 2017). "Packers center J.C. Tretter has knee surgery". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
13. ^ "Packers sign receiver to active roster". Packers.com. January 21, 2017.
14. ^ "Browns agree to terms with OL JC Tretter". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
15. ^ "J.C. Tretter 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
16. ^ Shook, Nick (November 7, 2019). "Browns OL JC Tretter signs 3-year, $32.5M extension". NFL.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019.
17. ^ Trotter, Jake (March 15, 2022). "Cleveland Browns release center JC Tretter, save $8.25 million against salary cap". ESPN.
18. ^ Trotter, Jake (August 25, 2022). "Ex-Browns C Tretter retires, remains NFLPA prez". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
19. ^ Snyder, Aaron (February 28, 2021). "JC Tretter '13's path from ILR to the Cleveland Browns and NFLPA President". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
20. ^ Belson, Ken (March 10, 2020). "Cleveland's JC Tretter Elected President of N.F.L. Union". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
21. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (March 10, 2020). "Browns' JC Tretter elected NFLPA president with CBA vote looming: 'This is what I'm passionate about'". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
22. ^ Wolfe, Cameron (March 10, 2020). "Tretter aims to educate as new NFLPA president". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
23. ^ Alper, Josh (March 15, 2020). "NFLPA president JC Tretter: Players were split on CBA, our duty is to bring them together". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
24. ^ Ulrich, Nate (December 8, 2020). "How Browns center JC Tretter has handled his role as NFLPA's first 'COVID president'". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
25. ^ Seifert, Kevin (February 12, 2021). "How the NFL navigated COVID-19 this season: 959,860 tests, $100 million and zero cancellations". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
26. ^ Kilgore, Adam (January 3, 2021). "After 256 games and a few close calls, the NFL's pandemic regular season comes to an end". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
27. ^ Poisal, Anthony (March 11, 2022). "JC Tretter re-elected to second term as NFLPA President". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
28. ^ "jc_tretter". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

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